Housing green pages - saving energy

Housing green pages - saving energy

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For more information about taking steps to save energy in the home and how to make your home green view the following external links. (All links open up new windows).

» Energy and water saving 
Information about energy and water saving and efficiency in the home.

» Energy Efficiency grants 
Basic information about getting energy efficiency grants and offers to help you save energy in your home.

» Energy Performance Certificates for homes
Information on what an Energy Performance Certificate is and how it can save on your energy costs and cut carbon emissions.

» Environment and greener living online
Find out if you qualify for a renewable energy grant, complete a home energy check, get a compost bin and much more...

» European energy labels
All European manufacturers and retailers must tell you about the energy efficiency of household electrical goods and bulbs. Products are generally rated from A to G.

» Financial incentives for generating your own energy for your community
Your community can come together and install microgeneration technologies to help power several homes.

» Financial incentives for generating your own energy for your home
There are grants available to help towards the costs of installing microgeneration technologies in your home.

» Get energy saving advice
Contact your local energy saving trust centre online if you have a query relating to energy saving.

» Help with heating your home
Information on applying for a grant to help pay for heating or to improve insulation in your privately owned or rented home.

» Homeowners to get green boiler rating
From today homeowners can ask for a free A-G energy rating for their boiler with advice to help cut fuel bills, when the engineer visits.

» Household appliances that save energy, water and money
Explains how choosing the most efficient household appliances and using them carefully can help reduce climate change effects, save water and save you money.

» How to have a greener home: a quick guide
Explains how taking steps to save energy can make a real difference to climate change.

» Insulating and heating your home efficiently
Energy used in homes is responsible for more than a quarter of the UK's carbon emissions, and 80 per cent of this is for heating. Explains how efficient boilers and good insulation will help tackle climate change, reduce local air pollution, cut fuel bills and add value to your home.

» New support for homeowners to get green grants
A new system to help homebuyers get green grants worth hundreds of pounds to lower their fuel bills and make their homes greener has been announced today, linked to the introduction of Home Information Packs and Energy Performance Certificates.

» Renewable and low carbon energy
Renewable and low carbon energy is now a viable option for generating the energy we need.

» Wind turbines
Find out whether you can install wind power in your home.

» Apply online for a renewable energy grant
Apply online for a renewable energy grant if you are planning on installing renewable technologies in your home.

» Complete a home energy check
Use the Energy Saving Trust's online home energy check and find out how much energy and money you can save in your home.
Do it online section

» Claim an energy grant
If you are considering making improvements to your home you may be able to claim a grant.
Do it online section